LAVONIA, Ga. - The Lavonia Police Department, working with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, carried out a search warrant last week that led to a major drug and firearms discovery and an ongoing search for a suspect now facing multiple felony charges.

What we know:

On Aug. 28, officers served a warrant at 144 Maurice Way, also known as Shuford Street, where two suspects were initially detained. During the operation, one of the men, identified as 41-year-old Adrian Pitts, complained of chest pain and shortness of breath. He was taken to Saint Mary’s Lavonia hospital by Franklin County EMS. At the time, Pitts was not facing charges and was discharged before police obtained additional warrants.

Investigators later developed probable cause for a second search warrant at the residence and

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